Auto Discard Backgrounded Tabs
Discard backgrounded tabs to save memory
As of May 2026, Auto Discard Backgrounded Tabs has 93 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Productivity category.
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Version
1.1
Manifest V3
History
2 snapshotsTracking since Apr 28, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 83 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.1 |
| May 25, 2026 | 95 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Now | 93 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabs
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
This extension automatically discard opened tabs in the background (with ctrl). Discarded tabs consume no memory and open no additional processes (visible in Chrome's task manager). Some browsers already offer this feature (edge/brave), but tabs are deactivated after a certain time. This application does it immediately. Compatible with chrome and all chromium-based browsers (vivaldi/edge/brave...) The code is lightweight and only works when a tab is opened (less than a kilobyte). No setting and work out of the box.
Technical
- Version
- 1.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 21.55KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- kppdkofgolhcejkcjoefkegieghkdmef
- Developer ID
- u5c5dec98d3c35302333286472de14d4a
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Jan 24, 2024
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 23, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 25, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 25, 2026.